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CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Weaker demand dampens investment sentiment / Pandemic exacerbates downturn / Ethylene utilisation rates will likely remain weak / McKinsey report
 		02.12.2020
BREXIT
Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems
 		01.12.2020
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING
Brominated flame retardants not hindering recycling electronics / 55% of plastics with such additives reclaimed at specialised sites
 		01.12.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
Total declares force majeure for PS / Failure of Carling plant
 		27.11.2020
FRANCE
Decrease in overall plastic packaging sales / Elipso members expect increase in revenues in 2021 / Majority believes circular economy is the way forward
 		26.11.2020
COMPOSITES
European production slumps by almost 13% / Volume falls below 1m t for the first time / Loss of global market share / Best performance from flat panels and pipes
 		25.11.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Ineos declares force majeure for LDPE / Failure of autoclave line in Cologne-Worringen
 		20.11.2020
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS
Ethylene, propylene: Borealis declares force majeure for cracker products from Porvoo
 		18.11.2020
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Trade surplus drops 20% in 2019 / Trade deficit in resins and machinery with Germany
 		16.11.2020
PVC RECYCLING
More demand for reclaimed PVC in UK and Ireland / Duo recycles nearly 20% of Europe's total waste
 		16.11.2020
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Carmakers and OEMs must reinvent organisations to survive / Recommendations for five key changes / Window of opportunity is closing / McKinsey report
 		13.11.2020
TURKEY
Styrenics import prices off sharply in Jan-Aug / Export prices falter / Imports to grow 7% by volume in 2020 / Domestic demand to ease / Production to decline
 		13.11.2020
PLASTICS ECONOMY
Industry recovery in German-speaking countries still slow / Is the low point behind us? / “Lockdown light” provokes criticism / “Work from home” divides employers and employees / Second Covid-19 survey
 		12.11.2020
LDPE
Indian dumping probe into imports from US and Asia could impact Europe
 		09.11.2020
PA 6.6
China reviews anti-dumping duty on US PA 6.6 chips
 		09.11.2020
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